Gaius Antonius

Gaius Antonius (79 BC-42 BC) was the second son of Marcus Antonius Creticus and the brother of Mark Antony and Lucius Antonius.

Biography
Gaius Antonius was born in 79 BC, the son of Marcus Antonius Creticus and the brother of Mark Antony and Lucius Antonius. He was engaged in parties, scandals, and gambling as a youth, as did his brothers, and he became a legate of Julius Caesar in 49 BC during the civil war with Pompey. He was entrusted with the defense of Illyria against the Pompeians, and he became urban praetor in 44 BC. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Gaius became governor of Macedonia, and he was executed by Marcus Junius Brutus after he attempted to convince the local troops to mutiny against the Liberatores.